Apparatus for filling bottles



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1,

J. B. ME TZGER.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES. No. 804,219. Patented Aug. 26,1884.

(No Model.) -2 Sheets- Sheet 2.

- J. B. METZGER.

. APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES. No. 304,219. Patented Aug.26,1884.

UNTTEE STATES JOHN PATENTv @ETTQE.

METZGER, OF XVILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,219, dated August26, 188%.

A pnlicatiou filed August 10, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN B. METZGER, of Villiamsport, in the county ofLycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain ters ofreference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention is designed particularly for filling one or more bottles ata time from a small reservoir, in which case it is worked by hand,though it is equally applicable on a larger scale to the transfer ofliquids from one large reservoir to another, in which lattercase anysuitable power may be applied.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of myinvention, with the reservoir to which it is applied broken away. Fig. 2is a central vertical section of my apparatus. Fig. 3 is an enlargedview of the outlet with a nozzle having three spouts. Figs. aand 5represent nozzles having respectively two and three spouts.

In these drawings, A represents the cylinder of the pump, which isprovided at its top with the cap a, fitted on the outside of thecylinder, and secured in any suitable manner. Through this head passesthe piston-rod,which is at one end secured to the piston-head, and atthe other bent upon itself to form aconvenient handle for grasping whenit is desired to work the piston up and down. The length of the rod ispreferably such that the handle is brought close to the cap a, when thepiston is at the extent of its downward stroke.

' B is the base,'to which is secured, by screwthreads or otherwise, onthe outside, the cylinder A. The screw-threads on the base are set in adistance equal to the thickness of the material of the cylinder,forminga shoulder against which the cylinder rests, and also making asmooth joint on the outside. The base is made funnel-shaped, the openingin the bottom being provided with a flaring ring, I), which is serratedon its lower face, thus qualifying it to rest on the bottom of thevessel and receive they are interchangeable.

valve inward.

the weight of the apparatus, and at the same time permitting theentrance of the, liquid. This base is provided with a ball, Z), which,in connection with the tapering walls of the base, forms a ball-valveand valve seat. The passage is opened with'the upward and closed withthe downward stroke of the piston. ball is held in place by the cageformed bythe two horizontal rods, Z)".

Formed with and extending from the side of The the base B is anupwardly-curved branch tube I or neck, 0, for the passage of the liquidoutward into the pipe 0, which is attached to the outer end of said tube0 in any suitable man ner, and which forms the discharge-conduit.\Vithinthis pipe 0 is located a ball-valve, held in its place by a cage,as shown, while its lower end is contracted to forma seat for the saidvalve, and also better adapt it to be fitted to the branch tube 0. Theupper end of the pipe is adapted to receive a nozzle, D. These nozzlesare made with the neck portions, which fit onto the pipe, all of thesame size, so that At the point of juncture there may be provided apacking of cork, leather, or the like; or, if desired, the joint maybemade by means of screw-threads.

The nozzles D are provided with any number of spouts, d, and, asrepresented in Fig.3, I prefer to provide them with an enlarged flaringhood, from which the spouts project. EX- tending across the inner end ofthe spouts within the hood is a slide-valve, by which the discharge ofthe liquid from the spouts can be at any time shut off by simply pushingsaid In the instance of closing this slide-valve there is little or noback rush or flow of the liquid into the pipe O, as the hood .serves thefunction of a receptacle for holding what liquid remains in the nozzleafter the shut-off is made. It is obvious that the ballvalve in thebottom of pipe 0 will prevent backflow of the fluid into the base B,even if such flow should be occasioned by the closing of theslide-valve.

The reservoir is represented at 1. It is preferably of tin orsheet-iron, and is made in any well-known Way. It is provided at alittlebelow the top with a head, 2, which is soldered or otherwise secured tothe sides of the reservoir, in order to sustain it against the weight ofthe bottles when set thereon for the purpose of filling. A smallopening, 4, is made therein to allow the drip, if any, to flow back intothe reservoir. The head 2 is provided with a removable cover, 3,preferably of circular contour, provided with a depending rim, 4, andoverlapping flanges, by which it rests on the head. This cover has anaperture for the passage of the pipe 0, and a second aper-- ture, withinwhich fits the cover a of the cylinder A, the upper surfaces of covers aand 3 lying on the same plane. In placing the forein g apparatus withinthe tank, the'cylin der A, pipe 0, and base 13, properly connected, arefirst put in, the cover 0 then fitted down over them, and the nozzlesecured to pipe 0 thereafter. The head 2 is placed a short distance fromthe top of the reservoir, leaving an upwardly-projecting rim forretaining any drip.

In the use of the device the bottle or bottles to be filled are placedunder the spout or spouts and an up-and-down motion given to the piston.At the upward stroke the ballw alve l) is raised, permitting the inflowof the liquid, which rushes in and fills the base and cylinder up to thepiston. At the same time the out let is closed'by the valve in the lowerpart of the pipe 0. At the downward stroke the valve 2) is closed andthe valve 9 opened, thus permitting the escape of the liquid, whichcontinues to flow in a steady solid stream up through the pipe 0 and outat the nozzle as long as the depression of the piston continues.

' Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is- 1. In an apparatusfor transferring liquids, the combination, with a reservoir containingthe liquid, of the cylinder A, provided with an upwardly-curved neck, 0,and the vertical discharge-pipe O,detacl1ably secured to said neck,

the said pipe 0 being contracted at its lower end to form a valve-seat,and provided therein with a ball valve and cage, substantially as shownand described.

2. In an apparatus for transferring liquids, the combination, with thedischarge-pipe, of the nozzle D, having a flaring hood provided wit-hthe spouts d and slide-valve d, substantially as shown and described.

3. In an apparatus for transferring liquids, the combination of areservoir for containing the fluid, a cylinder having a piston, and base13, secured to the lower end of said cylinder in the manner described,said base provided with the upwardly-curved neck 0, the pipe 0, attachedto said neck, and provided with a ball valve and cage, and contracted atits lower end, whereby is formed the valve-seat, and the nozzle D,secured to the upper end of pipe 0, and having one or more spouts, allsubstantially as set forth.

.4. In an apparatus for transferring liquids. 'the combination of thereservoir having head 2, said head having the removable portion 3, ofthe construction substantially as herein described, the cylinder havinga piston, and provided with the base 13, with its respectiveaccessories, the discharge- )ipe 0, provided with a ball-valve andconnected to the base, and the nozzle D, terminatingin the hood andhaving one or more spouts, said hood provided with a slide-valve, allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. METZGER.

W'itn esses:

EDWARD E. ELLIs, k GHAnLns P. XVnBsTnR.

